The New York Herald Newspaper, October 30, 1876, Page 5

rl NEW YORK HERALD, MON DAY, CABLE NEWS From All Parts of the Old World. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION The Tribute of the Brave Britons to Captain Hall. THE EASTERN AGONY | Talk of the Armistice and of Servian Suffering. iene adie THE SOMMERARD SLANDERS. The French Government and People Incensed. GERMAN MUSIC IN PARIS. Loypox, Oct. 40, 1876, The steamers Alert and Discovery arrived at Queens- down yesterday, and some additional facts are made public regarding their cruise in the Arctic seas, Alter Orst encountering ice tho expedition was detained sev- eral days in Port Payer. It started thence on Au- gust 8, but before reaching the shore of Grinnell Land the vessels were caught in an ice pack. After this their progress northward was an \ncessant struggle through chance openings nade in the ice by wind and current, tho chan- vel through which the ships moved constantly losing behind them, The Discovery wintered in a wellsheltered harbor on the west side ot Hail’s Basin, afew miles north of Polaris Bay. Tho Alert pushed forward and rounded the northeast point of Grant’s fand, but instead of finding, as expected, a tontinuous coast 100 miles toward the north the found herself on the border of an ex- tensive sea, with impenetrable ice ou every side and noharbor. The ship wintered behind a barrier of Brounded ice, close toland. The floating masses of thick polar ice had, in meeting, pressed up the masses of intermediate ice into blocks frequently a mile in diameter, and varying in height from ten to fifty feot Obstacles of this kind destroyed all hope of reaching the Pole by siedges before the attempt was made, The sledge party was obliged to make a road with pickaxes aearly halt the distance it travelled. As the sledgo foads had to be brought forward by instalments the party really travered 276 miles, although it only progressed seventy-three. All the cairns erected by the Polaris expedition wero visited. At the boat depot in Nowman’s Bay a chronometer was found in pertect order. Wheat left by the Polaris was successfully grown aboard the ship. A TOUCHING THINUTE. When at Polaris Bay tho Discovery hoisted the American flag and fired a salute as a brazen tablet, with the following inscription, was fixed on the gravo of Captain Hall:— cece ne Reen LOE OLEDELELELE DEDEDE SELES EEO CE DEP) red to the memory of Captain Hall, of the Po-§ who sacrificed his life in the advancement of} ‘sciouce, this tablet 1s erected by the British Polar Expedition, who, following bis footsteps, aves profited by his experience. eoneee te SL Meiceuae a oeaiaia piso oncuevonsiom THK SUFFERINGS OF THE SLEDGR PARTIES, Two sailors of the Greenland sledgo party were Ourted near Captain Hall’s grave. The suffering of the sledge parties(rom scurvy wore frightful, The expedi- tion under Markham and Parr, which endeavored to reach the pole, consisted of seventeen porsons, Nine became utterly helpless and had to be carried on sledges, Three could barely walk and were unable to pull. GOSSIP ABOUT THF ARMISTICE. There ere many very conflicting reports afloat in the capitals of Europe regarding the armistice. In formation received directly from Constantinople shows there is still a sensible difference between the Russian and the Turkish pro- posals for anarmistice; Turkey wishing to make ‘he prolongation certain if peace is, not concluded Within the original term, and Russia only admitting the possibility ofa prolongation, Gn the other hand, it ts positively stated by one leading journal of London this morning that the Sultan has accepted the armistice without conditions, Private advices from Constantinople represent that the French and German Ambassadors have received instructions jo support the proposal for a six weeks’ armistice, General Ignatieff, at a private audience, 1s said to bave imiormed the Sultan that, if the armistice were accorded, Russia would be content tu submit the question of autonomy to a conter- ance of the Powers, Russia apparently wants to exclude turkey from the conference; but as Austria is likely to persist in opposing any conference at this part of Rassia’s proposal,’ probably, will not much embar- toss Turkey, The Russian organ Le Nord, of Brussels, feclares that the triple alliance cannot be shaken, and adds that in the event of a conference Russia will on ergetically uphold therein the programme ot pacifica- tuou originated by England. TRE TURKISH INSURRECTION, Some explanation is row offered of the contradic. tions concerning the capture of Djunis. Tho position at Djunis consists of a series of intrenchments, ex- tending along tho Djuniskar stream, the key of which is two largo redoubts to the north of Djunis, These were taken on the , 23d inst, There may bo some positions further on which the Servians still hold and which they considor as belonging to Djuniz. All operations on the part of the Turks have been stopped in front of Ntsch since Monday. Rain prevents the troops from marching, A Inter telegram from Bel- grade announces that Genoral Tchernaycif has re- covered and is expected to arrive in Belgrade, whero some decisive action is looked for involving a change of Ministry and a bs appeal to Russia for active in- tervention. THE DESPERATE SITUATION OF SERVIA, General Tchornayeff bas ordered the inhabitants to evacuate Deligrad. An eye-witness just arrived at Belgrade from Deligrad doseribes the position of Teher- nayef’s army as follows:--The centre, under Deprer- atovich, occupies the heights of Diunis; the right, under Horvatovich !s behind Schliegovatz; and the lett under Popovich occupies Alexinatz, Tchernayef has failen trom bis horse and is confined to his bed. Ho seems to be apprehensive of disaster aud has warned the yohabitants of all tho villages in his immediate rear to leave, The state of the Servian army 18 indescribably distressing. No force has un dergone such suffering since the retreat {rom Mos- tow, The Times’ Belgrade telegram contirms the report that General Tchernayef! has been disabled. It pommts to the orders tor non-combatants to quit Deli- grad and neighborhood as exceedingly insignificant, A CANARD. Ascnsatioual despatch is printed ‘by the Daily Tele- rraph to the effect that a Russian force, with the con- sent of Germany and Austria and the co-operation of Roumani, Will enter servia, and that operations will probably begin to-day, THE CONGO TRIP ANANDONED, Captan Cameros, C. B., will "be compelled to post- pone, for tho present, his explorations in the Congo into Central region. Tho scheme of penetrating Atrica by wey of the great river which de- boucbes om the west coast” ia therefore eit for other and equaly courageous explorers, saptan Cameron, doubtless, still regrets that he did yot descend ihe Lualaba when he was at Nyangue, ind soive forever the question of tts connee,ion with the Congo. It is now announced that the Captain's furlough has expired and that Her Majesty has need of his services in the navy. The Eastern excitement has, therefore, ended another African explorer’s dream, Bean while whar ii phante’ tusks that the ecaliees found in bis champion | 3,000 mile walk ? . THE PAN-ANGLICAN SYNOD, Nearly every bishop to whom the imyitation to at fend the Pan-Anglican Synod has been addressed bas either accepted or replied. Some of the most influential American bishops have stipulated thatif they attend all sabjects of interest and importance shall bo perfectly free and open to discussion. The Synod will prob- ably pe much? occupied with matters affect- ing the Episcopalian Chorch in America, THE FAMINE IN INDIA. The accounts from the distressed districts of Bom bay are somewhat better, The Collector of Nassick does not anticipate actual famine, There has been some rain ia Dharwar, but no improvement is reported in Sholapore or Poona. Belgaum is also in distress, Great suffering already exists in Shola- pore, where cattle are selling at a few penco ea ch on account of the lack of water. Reports from Madras are also gloomy. POLITICS IN sPAiN. The Spanish Councii of Ministers has decided to ter. minate the suspension of the constitutional guarantees: immmediately alter the reopentug of the Cortes. FRANCE AND THE POPE. The French government has isened a deeree forbid- ding the Pope to divide the Archbishopric of Lyons | into twp dioceses, His Holiness has already directed {he atvision to be made, and had not consulted the ofi- cers of the Republic. The decree is intended Bimply as amild rebuke to religious dictation from the Papal See to the people of France. FRANCE’S MUSICAL HATE. THE PERFORMANCE O¥ WAGNER'S AND WEBEB'S MUSIC HISSED IN PARIS. (SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE.) PARIS, Oct, 29, 1876. At the grand concert to-day at the Cirque d’Hiver, given under the direction of Pasdeloup, an attempt ‘was made to perform Siegfried’s death march from | Wagner's “‘Nibelungen.” HISSING WAGNER'S MUSIC. The musicians had no sooner begun than the au- dience behaved disgracefully, hooting and shouts of “a bas Wagner.” The march concluded amid deafening and disgusting shouting. THE COMMON LOT. Weber's overture to “Der Freischtitz” shared a similar fate. DEEP, DEADLY IRE. So deep seated ts the hate which the French heart bears toward Germany and German music. THE SOMMERARD LIBEL, THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT TAKES PROMPT AND UNMISTAKABLE ACTION. (SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE. ) e Paris, Oct. 29, 1876. The excitement in regard to the Sommerard libel does not abate. It is simple justice to say that the feeling among the best citizens of the Repubtic is one of deep disgust. THE GOVERNMENT'S ACTION, The Journai Oficiel, the government organ under the Republic, this morning publishes the "following notice:— . “A letter insulting toa great and friendly nation has been published in a foreign journal, reproduced in a French newspaper and attributed to a high functionary who partiaily represented this govern- ment at the Philadelphia Exposition. The govern- ment hopes that this document is apochryphal. It has demanded explanations of the functionary in question, who is at present absent from Paris. It awaits his answer to pronounce a decision on this regrettable incident.” ‘This official notice fully confirms the opinion ex- pressed in a previous despatch that neither the French nor United States governments would permit the letter to pass unchallenged. AN EXPLANATION DEMANDED, M. Ozenna, acting in the Bame of the Minister of Commerce, after conferring with tho Duke Decazés, telegraphed on Saturday evening to M. du Sommerard asking him before rigorous measures are adopted to state whether the objectionable letter is authentic, It is said that M, duSommerard has replied that isis apocryphal, and itis sincerely hoped that such is tho case. 7 THE AMERICAN MINISTER LAYS THE BEFORE THE FRENCH MINISTER OF FOREIGN LETTER AFFAIRS, Lospox, Oct. 29, 1876, A despatch from Paris to-day says:— “Mr, Washburne, the American Minister, has drawn the attention of the Duke Decazes to the calumnious insults contained in a letter attributed to M. Du Som- merard, Chief Commissioner of France to the Centen- nial Exhibition, He did not, however, demand the of M. Du Sommoerard, or any other measure, but confined himself to pointing out the matter, leaving the French Minister of Foreign Affairs to determine what reparation was duo the United States. The manner in which tho Duke re- ceived Mr. Washburne’s representations leaves no doubt that complete reparation will be afforded and the affair will be satisfactorily arranged.” recall THE FRENCH PRESS ON THR SUBJECT—WHAT THE “COURRIER” AND ‘‘MESSAGER” OF YES- TERDAY HAVE TO SAY—TWENTY-ONE PARIS- IAN POLICKMEN EN ROUTE FOR THE CEN- TENNIAL. The Courrier des Etats Unis, of this eity, in its issue of yesterday, after publishing a translation of the Hrratp’s despatch by cable concerning the Du Som- merard letter, speaks as follows :— “Bofore. expressing our opinion on the letter in question we went to be certain that itts authentic, and also to know its exact phraseology. It is easily conceived that a letter wich bas passed through sev: eral translations and been condensed for telegraphic purposes, is much altered from its originaltext, Ad+ mitting the worst and that the synopsis cabled to the Herato is correct, we would remurk tbat the opinions expressed are only those of M. Du Sommerard and of. his informants. He and they alone are responsible, In the same fashion certain journahsts who intested Paris wrote violent diatribes against French morality ; but this was not the fault of hocoravie American citi- zens residing in Paris. We must say nevertheiess that the publication of such ariicles ts to be regretted, especially when they come from persons haying autuority, vecause they are mado a handle or by the enemies of democratic institutions, who are happy wien they can wound the French Re- public through the American Republic, There 18, nevertheless, something to be learned from these critfeisins, which are doubtless exaggerated, but not altogether without foundation—that 18, stall troubles olten Cause more vexstion than large calamities. Thus Mt is true that many instances of neglect at tho.Phila- dclpbia Exbibnion could and should have been avoided. It tx also known that the burning of the buildings contaming French packing cases ove curred through a proper want of surveillance, and the fire was not “‘contined to the Turkish scetion, or of small importance,” as was alleged, in tact nearly all the French packing cares wero das- troyed, representing no small gum of money, and ia addition to tits the French Cummission aod many Freuch borses have been forced to send over to France for experenced workmen to repair the loss. This affair paturaily caused many commentaries, and that before the Du Sommerard Jetter appeared. Americans ouglit to be 100 Bensivle to allow tho letter i toaflect them. They onght to support ju und disown those which are not, knowing f the Freneh nation knows flr well how to between justifiable complaints and prejud, Mons, as tne latter always tall back upon their authors, In its ‘xsue of yesterday the Messager Franco-Ameri- cain, published in this city, st “The correspondent of the HeRALo at Paris has cdbied over to the HERALD a synopsia Ot a letter published in jo becume of all the gold and wie. | ihe siyaro, at Haris, written by M. du sommerard, Commissioner General of the Exhibition at Philadel. pia aud addressed to a friend in Germany, The lette! | 18 question frst appeared ina Frankiurt paper, [rom | Whose columns of which is was copied by the Figaro, In the letter M. Du Sommer- ard alludes te premeditated fires _ (incendiaries | prémédites which taken place at the Exhibi 0 | the wretched system of police officials and the character of the judges. All these facts have pie been chronteled in the columns of the Heratn, They are strictly true. In spite of this the HeraLp becomes very angry and accuses M. du Sommerard of wilfally calumuiating the authorities of the Exhibi~ tion, The letter of M. Sommerard is not published entirely, but only certain excerpts are given, The letter, it must not be forgotten, was lirst written in | French, then translated invo Germay, then translated | into French again, then into Kogiish, and now trans. lated into French’ by us from the Hxxanp, so that the question arises if much of the” origi is left. The original text is undoubtedly in the han of the German paper at Frankfort which first pub- lished the Jeter. (Here follows transiation of the Herratp’s despatch.) * * * As to the question of | Mamister Washburne making a political affair out of a private letter, itis pot worth discussion. Inconciu- sion, ali the facta signaiized in the letter in question have been aliuded to by the Henan itself and the ma- | Jority of the New York newspapers, | FRENCH POLICKMEN FOR PIULADELPHIA. We find, continues the Messager, the following in the Freneh papers, which eviuently has to do with the complaints of the French Centennial Commission at enty Paris police officers, under the command adier, have leit for Havre, whence they will rk on the first steamer for New York, and thence proceed to Poiladelphia. The affair is a serious one, for our exhibitors at Paris are not only atraid of hay- ing their goods stolen, but of nanacee inf fires."” WASHINGTON. | FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. . ASULNGTON, Oct, 29, 1876 GENERAL SHELMAN ON THE USES OF THE TROOPS IN THE SOUTH. General Sherman's attention having been called to the statement that the War Department had in Its pos- session reports from Genoral Ruger to the effect that so large a body of troops as is stationed in the South is not required, he denied that any such reports have been received at the War Department. man esys that ho has great confidence 1m General Ru- ger, Who isa discreet officer, and will not do anything which will provoke bad blood. General Sherman also desires it to bo understood that the army is now in the Southern States, not to protect one Class more than another, but to sco that the law Is re- spected and violence suppressed. Every man is to be allowed to vote as he pleases without fear or intimida, ton, and the army will only tnterfore when the peaco ts to bo preserved, in order that a full and free exercise of the elective franchise shall be guaranteed under the constitution, The statement that Secretary Cameron has sup- pressed any reports {rom military commanders is pro- nounced equally untrue. SENATOR BRUCE AND JAMES HILY NOT FOR TILDEN. The friends of Senator Bruce continue to produce evidence that ho has pot only not «bandoned the re- | publican party, but is working hard for its interests. 1s will be remembered that the republican Secretary of State of Mi ppi, James Hill, was also said to have gone over to the democracy in company with Senator Bruce. The following telogram was received from Mr. Hill to-day :— | , The report is emphatically false that we aro for Til- den, Bruce is now canvassing Louisiana for Hayes and Wheeler, PRESIDENT GRANT AND THE EXERCISE OF THE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE, The President intended to go to his home in Galena to vote for Hayes and Wheeler, bat has found it tm- practicable. In talking overthe matter he said that he had intended to go to Galena in order to be thereon election day, but unexpected things had occurred and he found that ho should have to stay here. He added, jocularly, that be would like very much, although President of the United States, to vote for his succes- sor by going down among the sovereigns and deposit- ing bis ballot, YELLOW F. FEVER. | MORTALITY REPORT FROM SAVANNAH—AB- SENTEES ADVISED NOT TO RETURN UNTIL FROST BETS IN. SAYVANNan, Oct. 29, 1876. The total number of interments to-day was nine, of which five were yellow fever cases. Two of the de- ceased were refugees who returned to this city last week, Absentees are urged not to return until frost sets ip. AN EXTRAORDINARY DUEL. TWO COLORED WOMEN FIGHT WITH BOWIES— HORRIBLE RESULT OF THE CONTEST. Lovisvitie, Ky., Oct. 29, 1876, An oxtraordiuary duel between two negro women, Annie Simmons and Mary Boules, was Jought here this morning. They quarreticd and resolved to fight a duel with knives, They met oy | agreement in front of a Baptist church: at | might without witnesses. They fought fiercely for half an hour. Boules was stabbed and gashed bade and her righteye was cut Simmons w. onl: ightly hurt, and bas been at led. The causo of the trouble 1s unknown. “BURIED ALIVE. Keuxe, N. H., Oct, 29, 1876, A gang of workmen were making an excavation for an aqueduct under the railroad at West Swansea this afternoon when the earth gave way, burying three men a depth of six f All were rescned and will re- cover, but Joseph L. Lockwood sustained severe in- juries. PRINT WORKS SUSPENDED. Provipexce, R. I., Oct. 29, 1876. Allen's print works suspended operations yesterday for fory ex five weeks. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. Wan Derartarst, | Orvice OF THE GHIEF SIGNAL Shea WasuixcTox, Oct, 30—1 A. M. Probabilisies. For the South Atlantic States, rising barometer and cooler north to east winds after a temporary fall, and ‘warm, southerly winds in the southern portion, partly cloudy weatl nd rain areas in the Carolinas. For the Gulf States, slowly talling barometer, south- cast to southwest winds, and generally warmer, partly cloudy weather. For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, stationary and rising, followed bf falling barometer, southwest to southeast winds, nearly stationary temperature, partly cloudy weather and rain areas, For tho lake region, falling ‘barometer, increasing easterly and southerly winds, generally warmer, partly cloudy or cloudy wenthor, and rain areas in the upper Jake region, possibly extending to the lower lakes, For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri val- leys, nearly stationary, followed by rising barometer, warm east to south winds, shifting to colder west and north, partly cloudy woather and occasional rain. For the Middle States, rising followed by falling barometer, worthenst to southeast winds, warmer, cleat or partly cloudy weather, and, possibly, rain areas in the southern and wostern portions, For New England, rising barometer, northwesterly winds and slightly warmer and clear weather, suc. ceeded in the western portion by falling barometer and winds shifting to easterly or southerly. The Ohio River and the Mississippi at Cairo will con- tinue to rise slowly. Cautionary signals continne at Duldth, leas THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. ‘The following record will show the changes in tho temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- parison with (he corresponding dato of last year, dicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, x Batlding:— Hekate aaa 1874 1878, 1870. 3:30 P.M. . 00 58 a a 43 & 39 mperature yesterday - Sly perature lor corres} year. 54% | STABBED IN THE ABDOMEN. Matthew Cronin, ® youth of seventeen years, who Jives at Nov 447 Eleventh avenge, was stabbed in the ubdomen and severely injured lJast night by an uo~ known man. At the time of the occurrence Cronin was standing on Eleventh avenue, a short distance from his residence, The person who stabbed him wax ‘under the wilvence of liquor. The boy's wound is not considered. dangerous. Ho was atiended by Police Surgeon Fotter, afer woich he was seut to ‘Belivvuo bospital, General Sher- | 4 L OCTOBER 30, 1876.—Wlist SUPPLEMEN A LAND GRAB. Efforts of Wealthy Capitalists to Rob Poor Miners. PROGRESS OF A GIGANTIC SWINDLE Thomas A. Hendricks Counsel for the Ag- gressive Corporation. aaa OPERATIONS OF THE DENDRICKS MINING COMPANY. ———-——- Sax Fraxcisco, Oct. 29, 1876. A report having reached the Chronicle office that a fraudulent mining claim suit was pending in Buite county, in this Stato, by which a number of poor miners were threatened with seeing all their property and future prospegis taken from them — by a rich and influential company, a Chron- tole reporter was at onee despatched to investigate the matter, and soon ascertained the following fucts:—The party endeavoring to oust the poor miners from their claims is the so-called Hendricks Mining Company, and its President and legal adviser Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana. The application is tora United States patent to what is ealled Morris Ravine, which is situated in Butte county, north of Marysville, aud runs into the Featner River, A RICH LocaLiTY, In early days the centre of this ravine was one of the richeat’gold bearing grounds ever discovered in the State, and it is said that over $4,000,000 were taken from bedrock. So rich was ‘the ground that the pockets in the bedrock wore Miled with gold which could be taken out without water, This central chan- ne! was worked out long ago, of course, but on either side there is a wido strip of ground which is very rich ‘nm gold, and only needs water to make it among tho richest placer. mines in the State, TAR POOR MINERS, On one side of this ravino a number of poor miners have held claims for fifteen or twenty yoars, relying on a few weeks’ rain to wash out gold enough to keep their families for the valance of the year, They had taken up these claims nnder the mining laws of tho State and of the district, and have complied with all the requirements of those rules, Jaws aud regulations, Most of them havo been in undisputed possession for More than fifteen years, boing on tho claims with their families and trusting to the futuro to bring water on the ground to wash the immense deposits of rich gravel. ACTION OF WEALTHY CAPITALISTS, What was their surprise then, in 1873, to find that an application bad been filed by a company of astern capitalists, who had previously secured a foothold in the ravine by purchasing a tew claims and by means of dummies locating a few more, for a United States patent tor 1,220 acres, covering tho purchases and locations so mado and including within its boun- daries many of the best claims in the ra- vine, and to which the company did not even setup a claim. Most of these men aro poor Ger- mans, unacquainted with the machinery of courts and with but little idea of the inequality of contest between a few laborers ‘ighting tho destroyers of their homes ana powerful politicians and influential officials, They finally secured able counsel, however, and tho caso was presented before the Commissioner at Washing- ton, where it has been lingering for two years, The land officer at Marysvillo bad immediately raled against the application, for it was a fraud on its faco and had no ground on which to stand. THOMAS 4. HENDRICKS defended this infamous case of stealing beforo tho United States Commission, and his brief is now on filo there, and a copy of itis inthis State. It is true that Governor Hendricks’ name is not appended to this ap- plication, but the name of William ©. Hendricks, his nephew, {s apponded to that document as tho superin- tendent of what they please to term the Hendricks Mining Company. ‘THE APPLICATION is accompanied by a diagram, showing tho original purchases and locations; but the land officials found | out the official plot which they claimed, under cover, donblo the groand described in the diagram and tn- cluded the claims and property of a number of tho bond fide holders, besides covering a strip ten acres wide down tho ravino to Feather River, by which they hoped to gota patent to the only outlet, thus having a complete monopoly of the ravine by which the other miners cou'd be shut jn and prevented trom washing their gravel, Tho original diagram represented the claims of the com. pany under local mining regulations, but the official plot was outlined by legal subdivisions jag- ging across the ravine into tho other claims, Hendricks & Co did not even go through the form of relocating these claims, but relied upon | the Influence of Thomas A. Hendricks, 11s President at Washington, to rash the thing through, thinking that tho miners, whose property was in jeopardy, would not be able to defend themselves. OPPOSITION OF THY COMPANY, The application sets up that the company bas been in possession of tho whole claim for fifteen years, and that there are no adverse claimants, and the applica- tion ig sworn to by William C. Hendricks, February 24, 1873. He also presented a vor- tificate from the County Clork that no ad, verso claims bad ever been set up in Court, Of course not, for no man evor dreamed that a com. pany, headed by such aman xs Governor Hendricks, would throw a lino around their little homes and at- tempt to force them out of possession, and tho first in- timation they had of such a thing was the filing of the application in thedand office. WORKING THR FRAUD. The Hendricks family, of which Governor Hendricks is the recognized bead, bave been pursuing tho tempted fraud persistently since 1873. Tom Hendricks enme out and viewed the ground preparatory (o organ- izing the company, satisfied that there were millions in it, He went back, and shortly after tho Hendricks Mining Company was organized in Indianapolis, and with the reform Governor of that Stato as President, Governor Hendricks then camo out and satisfied him-, self of tho richness of the gravel deposit, and with his ability, by reason of his position, to get the patch throngh and shut up the ravine, the case not having ween kicked out of court as many another more worthy one has been before, It has licgered along till now, and as thore was danger of its going against Governor Hendricks in his race for spoils, it has been sent back to be tried in tho District Court of Oroville. Everything that an incorporated monopoly with un- limited means, backed by great political influence and prestige, can do Is being done to carry this nefarious scheme through. TRE POOR CLAIMANTS. The following aro some of the names of the poor claimants, most of whom are Germans :—E. M. Spark, J.J. MeChlung, A. Fitzz, G. F. Geisse, John Jost, Joseph Hill, GM. Liehtenbderger, Cornelius De Young, Fred. Suhr, Poter H. Hust, Mans Jurgens B. Raferty, John Wagner, Fritz Vase, G. Gansborger, A. Corcelius, Richard Hein- richs. Sarah Thomas, Joseph Hendley, John Bottior, Robert Nash, Ira A. Wetherbee, P. A. McRae, W. P. Dinetiley, George Hasloop, Theodore G, Frisch, George Duersing, EF. B. Tibbins, J. 8, McClearney, W. S. Mil- ler, J. Le Baker. A POLICEMAN KILLED. A SAD STORY OF DOMESTIC LIFRE—CONSUMPTION AND DEATH. {From the Davenport (lowa) Gazotte, Oct. 27}. -About a year ago thoro came to this city Mr. Frank Alden and wife. They stated that they came to Davenport on the advice of their physician, for the benefit of their health—and both looked like consump- tives, He was of medium height, thin, with pale coun tenance that was all the moro noticeable because of his sharp black eyes aud Diack hair. The wile was also palo and weak—evidently far gone in consumption, They boarded at first, and then rented a house on Sixth street, just east of Harrison. Both appeared as if they bad been well brought up—conversed well, and were polite and affable. He did not care for employ- ment, was independent of it for he received regular insialments of money from the East. So they lived, rather quietly, he spending @ good deal of time at | | | | | | | | | | grains,” which shows that ho ts by no meat | ner, of West Virginia, and Senator Stephen H. Ham- bilhards and dri: g freely of beer, One of the ne physicians in the city attended the w bi oflee beng to render ber as comfortable as p Jor he saw that her r Jon to health was impossi- ble, Mast spring the busband got toto a quarrel with his jandiord and bit bim with a stone, getting arrested and Dtly ined theretor, This brought hia: mo notice, had it pot been for shat aflair very few peuple in Davenport, instead of many, as is now the case, would know to whom this article refers, It was not long after the trial before Aide's acquaintances found that he had a peculiar disposition; that he was disposed to be ugly on slight provocation; that there was cruclty in bis nature—n short, one who knew him pretty well said he was “either a dor a fool.” During the summer Aiden drank liquor freely—and no light drinks satisfiea him. He could walk straight under a very heavy load, nothing but bis face raving bis habit in the street, In September tt was videut Mrs. Alden was tast approaching her last hour She knew it, and longed to go to her mother, who lived in Rochester, N.Y. In the first wi ofthe present month they sold their housebold goods, whieh Were of expensive kind, for less than half theig jue, sud on Sunday, the Sth inst, they lett for the Bast—~ rather slyly, for he lett bills to a considerable amount unpaid. “Nothing was heard from ihom by tueir ace quaintances till yesterday, when an uncle of Alden’s arrivea in the city and commenced making inquiries as to h@s nephew's modo of lie here, ana as to whether he had shown evicences of aberration of mind or not. He had a terrible story to teil about the fate of the young couple, It appears that the young woman with Alden was his second wite—or, rather, that he had married her without obtaining a diverge from a former wite, from whom he had separated sdme time before. And 8o Alden did not dare to accompany bis wife to Rochester, N. Y., where he was in danger of arrest, but left her at Detroit, almost dead as she was, to make the remainder of the journey alone, She ar: rived at Rochester, went to ber liome, and as her miother clasped her in welcome she died in that moth. er’s arms before crossing the threshold of the house. | Her death occurred Wednesday evening, the 10th inst, As for Alden, he took the Great West- ern kailway, Where le was going he didn’t know, At the depot in Hamilton, Canada, be got ito a quarrel with a policeman, who slapped him in the face; and he drew a revolver and Killed the pohceman, ilo was arrested, examined and | held for murder, Last week he was indicted for mar. der in. the first degree, ana his trial is set for Tuesday next. The uncle was'here to obtain evidence as to Alden’s sanity—and he can find considerable evidence that his nephew wasn’t right im hie mind | Aiden’s mother lives in Albany, N, ¥., and it was | trom ber he received his monthly instalments here, A brother of Aldea is caring for him at Hamilton, LITERARY CHAT. The municipal government of London is the sub- jeet of an important forthcoming work of Wiiliam Gilbert. Mr. Thomas Frost has written a whitewashing life of | Thomas, Lord Lyttleton, commonly known as the wicked Lord Lyttleton. The latest cheap ‘ssue of the press Arabian Nights,?? $5 per hundred, ‘The wite of ex-Senator Honderson, of St. Louis, bas | # book in the press of Hiarper & Brothers on ‘*Practi. cal Cooking and Dinner Giving.”? Monsicur H. Pirou has written a book on the Span- ish West Indies, which is full of information about the Cuban war. Tho Athencum, of London, is still decrying George Eliot’s last novel, and {ts favorite comparison seems to be ‘as dull as ‘Daniel Deronda.’”’ Colonel Fornoy’s book, ‘A Centennial Commission in Europe,” is styled by tho Salurday Review as “Flimsy, {hppant and very shallow.” Mr. Louis J. Jonnings promises a book on “Summer Rambling About London,” being bis own observations on the notable things of the great metropolis. ‘The Bampten lectures for 1876, delivered by Bishop Alexander, entitled “The Witness of the Psalms to Cnrist,’’ will soon be issued by &. P. Dutton & Co, The author of “Helen's Babies,” tho Bostow brochure, which has had so extensive a run, is Mr. John Habberton, late literary oditor of the Christian Union. Mr, Bentley, of London, has new novels in press by | Miss Broughton and by Miss Mathers, author of | Comin’ Thro’ the Rye,’” both of which Appleton will reprint. Mr, Thorold Rogers, whoso forte 1s political economy, has printed a volume of «Epistles, Satires and Epi- juccess is “The Divine as a satirist. The second number of the American Library Jour- nal, to appear early in: November, will comtain a fu report of the proceodings of the Library Sontranr | 4 at Philadelphia, October 4, with the papers whisw were read by librarians present, The London Saturday Review 1s loud in ita praise of the scientific publications of the United States govern- ment, especially the recent stately quartos of the Medi- cal Department ofthe Army and the ‘Geological Ex- plorations and Surveys of the Torritories,” ‘The Saturday Review bas a strong articleon “The Trade in News,’’ based on the report of a Parliamentary committes on the Post Office tolegraph system. It closes with a statement that Router’s is an agency sup- ported by London newspapers through a flagrant and injurious mistake, and that the journals thomaelves are new struggling against the immense monopoly into whose hands they put themselves years ago, The London Spectator, commenting on tho rather heavy and unpractical character of the English guide books, says that if Baedeker would only come to England and produce guides to the English counties after his method, he would reap a great harvest of profit. Murray’s red books aro so crammed with his- tory, geolugy and antiquarianism as to be an uncpeak able’ bore, while they give little guide to the in drives, walks or fino scenery which every traveller most wants to know about. BOOKS RECEIVED. “One Hundred Years of American 2 Independence, Centena <tr N snares By" Edward “Brooks. ladelphin: Sow 10 Windows," ‘By Latham Cornell Strong. Troy: B. Nims & Co. binet of the United States Mint at Phila- dolphin. Hoiiadetphi J.B Sipeierog ae “Common Selioo! J. Willis W. Philadel sower, Potts & Co. “4 Tho National Temperance “Water Lilies,” New and Pab.ication House. Translated from the French by Philadelphia. ociet, er.” By Racine, Daroline Andrews, ESCAPE OF PRISONERS, Louisviur, Ky., Oct. 29, 1876, An Owensboro special says Jailor Slaughter, of that place, while feeding prisoners to-day, was knocked down by two of them, who escaped to the woods. Slaaghtor’s sre are erro HOTEL ARRIVALS. Philip Sydney Post, United States Consul General at Vienna, and Hallet Kilbourn, of Washington, are at tho Fitth Avenue Hotel, Congressman Charies J. Faulk- mond, of Geneva, .,are at the St. James ms Miss Clara Louise Kellogg arrived from Philadelphia | yesterday at the Clarendon Hotel. Ex-Senator Alexan- der G, Cattell, of New Jerscy, and Captain Samuel Brooks, of the steamship City of Richmond, are at th St, Nicholas Hotel, Lieutenant Colonel James C, Duane, United States Army, is at the New York Hotel Chief Engineer Eawin Fythian, United States Navy, 1s at the Union Square Hotel, IF YOU HAVE GLOOMY FOREBODINGS OF LUNG disense, uso HALE'S Monty or Horknoonn anv Tan. A—SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE — PILLS.—THESE Prius are composed exciusively of vegetable ingredients, and although they entirely supersede t not leave nny of (ts iojurions effects, Iver and ate « valuable reined ne ‘k headact coum ito the f CARD FROM UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE Company, Orrice or Tue Uxiran Sranis Lire Txgunaxcr Co.,} . 262, 26% Broapway, New Yous, In answer to all atgors this company, we reler to the figures of the last ement of this com- pany to the State Insurance Department, as published in she official State reports. ¥o are sound and healthy to the eore, with « large sur- me challenxe it to show any company whose investments we any hag will bo met and fally ino cou 1 ch ectivered tod detonded ta There in'not the siightevt occasion for alarm tr umensiness on the part of our policy holders. | JAMES BUELL, Prosidont Uni ton nee Company. ps hich 13 sold by the book jobbers at | A.—BENNETT BUILDING, FPIRKPROOT ir LOCATED ON NASSAU, ANN AND FULTON 87 BANDAORSSS AND WELL HEATED ‘grricks” LET ON sana. ee TERMS. BLE RS’, BANKERS’ AND Ist of TASPLY ON THE PREMISK: 1 as ae A CARD, To citizens and strany KROX'S Pats. Har ready at 212 Brondway and un ifth Ave A.—FRER LIVING. THE ey Errcots of frog livia. $0 common among ail otasags of suarety, me pate the faculties ot the hody and lay the foundation o ae. The vad results of overburlen nz the stomach with Dilioasness, headache, constipation Veing universally acknowle as & sure and harmisss remedy. Sold by all all drayewist AN AWARD, HiGHEST GRANTED ANY EX. bibitor, by Contenatal Exposition, ty given the BLASTIC i MPANY for silk KLastic Tucssns. Sold only at Gai Broadway. A—!OR A STYLISH AY FANT HAT GO on to the manulacturer, ESPINSCHBLD, “118 Naw A XN ONE 00 RRR K NN NE Ok RK ra NN NE Ok RE K \ NE Ook RKK NN ORR kK N NNE Ok RKK N NNE ok RK K N NNE Ww ok RK K N NNEEEE V oo ® kK A H H EBLE L ppp. HOU E L DD no OE L DD HoH Be L a PB H EEE L D HE L DD HE L db D H HE vb 4 H EEEE Tou boo ALL OVER THE CITY AND VICINITY A.—TEETHING CHILD wind in the stomach, making the as bi day intolerable to mother and ebil KKER'S Gincks Tosie gives comfort and rent to be A 8 pa’ SUITS, LARGE ST need AT GRE DUCED by an OKAW BROTE TH AV., OP! posits COOPER INSTITUTE. PATENT PARTLY MADE DRESS _ KEES r , for i; cin be finished pandkerchief. O71 Broadway, and 92 LEA & PERRINS’ Worerstexsuire Sauce Wins M ie undersigne sion of your views ata pabli sk the expres at the eariiost tine upon the bearing of the . the credit, the nationnl faith, ‘and tho ‘re: of the public servic; + being: gered while th ity by unfounded, any more than the soundn ng: Nish emsous depends on whether the Ministry is tory or libs “FWe do not believe that European capitalists aren indife ferent to the lessons taught by our reeent. bistury ax thes words imply; hor that they ignore the fret that the tim has pas when the preat partios of the Kepublic were devoted to the supremacy of the constitution and the ruity of the Union nnot have forgotten that our civil war arose powers of the national gor its relation States, ‘Of that war the world is reminded to-day by the Southera claims airendy. filed. in the. louse of Representatives, amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars, that threaten seriously sv increase tho national debt, whiel tion, weighs heavily on the industry of claims'are tired purily on thy ground: whieh w Hemocratic leaders, North, and South Presidential candidate, that. the national Nad uo Fight to protect iit Invegtlty of the natioa by the coercion of seceding States, Te is also to be feared that the election of Mr. Tilden might be regarded as a reversal of the verdict of the war, under which the Southern people would be incited to claim indemnity for their past losses, and immunity in any further acts of secession, Such a radical change in the policy of the zovernm would, in our opinion, uot only impa.r its credit at hong abroad aud postpone indefinitely. the resumption of jo payments, but endanger in the future our peace and sperit, ‘Questions of sue moment to the American people deserve tho gravest consideration on uxtiona! grounds by the light of bistory and the national constitut Tho Indepondeney of your political position, your profes: signi public career, and your wide experience and wequatnte nnceahip both in Europe and Americn, will give high nuthor- ity to your views, aud make them of the greatest conse. alvgneo to the couniry in thls hour of perl Praving an extly and favoradie response, we haro the honor to be, sir, with the highest ro; Your taithtul friends and fettow yous et ae S AAI overnment a 4 Be 188 rm ePELI®, ra Hori TLER WRIGHT. TOME FAN poe BOTTA, EDWARD (EB. THORNE. THEODORE ROOSEVE ip ee Proae ent Gallatin National Bauk. President Bank of America. Pre jent Phanix National Bank, MS COE. President Amerlona Exchange Nattonat ton: tLLLAMS, Hesldent Hetropotitan Nationa§ JONS PARKER, Cashier Poenix National Bank, WILLIAM DOWD, Vresidant Bank of North Amerien ROBERT L. KE ident National Bank Come BUEL, President Importers and Tradors’ Nationa) NORMAN W, HITE, President Mercantile National Bank. ROBERT Bu Bank. onal Bank. Cor Exchange National P. ¢. CALHG President Fourth National Bank. N.P. PALMER, President her Manufacturers’ Banks VERMILYE & CO. LEWIS u HARKIMAN & CO. UPHAM, An CRERE CO, Las ai a AU) Ek MUDGE, SAWYER & BOLBBRMANY £00, Van Re ENBURGH @ Wiktiax “TURNBULL & 5. FARWELL & C0. ‘ABORN, MOTH & CU “orn GROSVENUR & Pas & & BRO. CHILDS. DAI ALT & C mB: HOWARD, SANGER & CO. WIITTEMOIE, PERT, ATSES BACON & CO, PARKAR, WILDER & Co, STUDWELL, SANGER @ co. OME MER. GEORGE C. RICHARDSON A we. L. EEA & £0. utd, GonrEELto & JONATHAN THORNE JR, W. BA! ‘SON. WM, RUTTER ACO HANS REES’ SONS, CHAS. It ISHAM & CO, BACHMA Raritan HUnES, WM. LEE, Aeavie WATSON. RY BLOOD. M. RUGGLES. LAL TOUSEY. x Pu wine LEW ix VAN SHEPTEL. LD fsit0s. & CO, i NUEIMER, 0. 8 4 00. HAND & ELaWoRTH. And many others. New Youn, Oct. 28, 1876, had the honor to receive your ree ® public meeting in this city, of prineipal questions wich o Tor the election of w President tes. Althongh [eaonot assent to your kind estimate of the interest or value to the public whieh the terms of your invi- tation attribute to my opinions or their expression, yet I fuily recognize the ret of every man to take oar in the pul discussions of the election as his felloy iit hyn have nang tenon yy cep pnp in 8M Lng ‘Die iE Done aid othere SODA WATER APPARATUS FOR MAKING ALL mere Oe TE MATTIRWS, 191 ny. and 26th at. city. SINGER'S PREP. 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